Good afternoon. A big news day here in the District and in Asia, where the death toll continues to climb in the Japanese quake and tsunami that followed. Several D.C. areas blogs have posts about the quake, which I've included in today's roundup. We also have a list of quake resources, which includes information on how to locate people in the quake area as well as details about how you can help quake victims.

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